51 families of dead officers get N29m cheque

The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday presented cheque of N29,836,378 million to 51 families of police officers who lost their lives while serving.

Beneficiaries cut across FCT, Niger and Kaduna State.

The Assistant Inspector-General (AIG), of police in charge of Zone 7, Taiwo Lakanu who presented cheques to the beneficiaries in Abuja, said it was the duty of the force to take care of officers and their families.

Lakanu said Commissioners of Police in the state under the zone would present the remaining cheques to other beneficiaries.

Speaking while presenting the cheques, Lakanu said: “On behalf of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), I will like to present these cheque leaves to you: it is symbolic.”

“Without these officers, most of us will not be where we are today because they carried out our instructions, they are most sincerely appreciated.”

He added that the late officers paid the supreme price to curtail crimes and criminality in the country.

Lakanu also said the IGP restated his commitment to ensure that what accrued to the families of the deceased officers was given to them.